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- Vietnam's government, which once saw video games as a social risk, named gaming as one of its key cultural industries in 2025 and now promotes them at expos (Bloomberg) [2d]
- Hill County, which faced eight new data centers, passed what may be Texas' first county-wide ban on them, for one year; the state trails only VA in data centers (Mike Lee/Politico) [2d]
- SF vibes are frenetic over the huge divide in outcomes and career uncertainty for software engineers; over 5 years ~10K people in AI attained retirement wealth (Deedy/@deedydas) [2d]
- ASML will partner with Tata Electronics to help it bring an $11B 300mm chip factory online in Gujarat, expanding India's ability to produce chips domestically (Bloomberg) [2d]
- On Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 day 2, competitors earned $385,750 after exploiting 15 unique zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and more (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) [2d]
- In an experiment that let Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok run radio stations, Claude tried to incite a revolution and Gemini cheerfully detailed tragic events (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge) [2d]
- Shenzhen-listed RoboTechnik, which claims to be the largest silicon photonics tool maker and whose stock is up 340% over the past year, files for a HK listing (Zinnia Lee/Forbes) [2d]
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics data: employment in 18 AI-exposed occupations fell 0.2% between May 2024 and May 2025, while the broader US labor market rose 0.8% (Matthew Boesler/Bloomberg) [2d]
- LA-based Fasset, which offers stablecoin-powered banking and cross-border payments services across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, raised a $51M Series B (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk) [2d]
- Sources: Kalshi has probed and flagged 400+ suspicious trades YTD, more than 2x the number it investigated in all of 2025; Polymarket has seen a similar uptick (Anirban Sen/Reuters) [2d]
- South Korea's Hana Bank agrees to acquire a 6.55% stake in Dunamu, which runs South Korea's largest crypto exchange Upbit, for $672.5M from Kakao (Kwanwoo Jun/Wall Street Journal) [3d]
- Power prices on the largest electric grid in the US, operated by PJM, jumped 76% YoY to an average of $136.53/MWh in Q1 due to rampant demand from data centers (John Ainger/Bloomberg) [3d]
- Sources: OpenAI acquired Weights.gg, which offered AI tools to create clones of people's voices, earlier this year; PitchBook: Weights.gg had raised roughly $4M (Mike Isaac/New York Times) [3d]
- Sources detail friction between Samsung's memory and logic chip businesses over higher bonuses for memory chip workers, leading many to leave or apply elsewhere (Hyunjoo Jin/Reuters) [3d]
- Seoul-based WIRobotics, which develops wearable and humanoid robots and is collaborating with Nvidia and AWS, raised a ~$68M Series B led by JB Investment (Lee Jaewoon/The Elec) [3d]
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- Disney pulled back the curtain on Imagineering’s robotics lab during its Week of Wishes for a young fan — and showed how its next-gen characters come to life [2d]
- The new Pause Point feature in Android 17 wants to stop you doomscrolling — and it's something I'll be turning on right away [2d]
- ‘We see it as the biggest opportunity’: OpenAI enterprise boss on why business users can benefit the most from increasing AI adoption at work [2d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, May 17 (game #1574) [2d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, May 17 (game #1071) [2d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, May 17 (game #805) [2d]
- Rivals season 2 almost had a major 'legal battle' with Chaka Khan's estate over this improvised line in episode 2 — as star claims it 'just slipped out' [2d]
- I tested the LG B6 and LG B5 OLED TVs side by side — and it was a mess that's mostly just given me a fresh appreciation for the LG C6 [2d]
- This US start-up wants to pay you to host a data center on the side of your home — and says it won't disturb you at all [2d]
- How to watch Preakness Stakes 2026: live stream horse racing online from anywhere [2d]
- The future of Army rations? US investigates 'alternative protein technologies' to keep soldiers fed in the field — hopefully it will be more appealing than it sounds [2d]
- One month out from the World Cup, and scammers are already targeting fans — here's what to look out for [2d]
- I went inside FIFA's secret World Cup lab, and the 3D scanning tech I found there could change football forever [2d]
- Amazon's Memorial Day sale feels like Prime Day — up to 63% off Fire TV Sticks, Ring Doorbells, Echo, Blink cameras, and more [2d]
- ‘Spatial intelligence shouldn’t require a GPU': This tiny chip could turn skinny Aviators into smart glasses without a bulky battery - and they'll even understand the world in real-time [2d]
- ‘I can't think of a more portable 16-inch gaming laptop’ — MSI’s new Stealth model has all the power without the bulk [2d]
- How to watch Eurovision 2026 online for FREE– stream Grand Final live from Vienna [2d]
- ‘We perform tests that would destroy standard office furniture’: AndaSeat tells us how its gaming chair design expertise is creating a 'superior' home office experience [2d]
- No, Google is not ending its 15GB of free Gmail storage policy — it's testing a 5GB initial limit that jumps to the full amount if you add a phone number [2d]
- The Bear season 5: release date, likely cast, plot rumors, and everything else we know about the Hulu show's final chapter [2d]
- Lenovo unveils a fantastic portable charger to revive your smartphone and more — but bad luck, you'll probably never be able to buy it [2d]
- Googlebook has only just been revealed, but here are 5 things that people hate about the laptop already [2d]
- 'The way people create has changed': The team behind DaVinci Resolve talk photography, filmmaking, and why it brought Lightroom-style color tools to the latest version of its free video editing software [2d]
- The Dyson HushJet Compact Air Purifier is powerful, quiet, and proof that good things do come in small(ish) packages [2d]
- How to watch Chelsea vs Man City: Free Streams, TV channels for FA Cup Final 2026 [2d]
- This is the VPN to install for your mother – it has the highest Trustpilot score of all and comes with 30 dollars to spend on a gift for her too [2d]
- ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Android 17's showcase to Claude cracking a $400,000 crypto wallet [2d]
- I thought AI girlfriends were unsettling — then I discovered people are building chatbot versions of their ex-partners [2d]
- How to watch Celtic vs Hearts: live streams and TV channels for Scottish Premiership title decider [2d]
- Smart travel tech: Is airport Wi-Fi safe to use during your summer vacation? [2d]
- The Lenovo Legion Go S drops to its lowest-ever price, offering another option to anyone sick of Steam Deck stock issues [2d]
- After testing over a dozen digital notebooks, I’ve realized that the stylus is the real MVP in the e-ink tablet equation [3d]
- 18 unmissable Walmart patio & garden deals to turn your yard into an entertaining haven for Memorial Day [3d]
- The end of deepfakes: A UK startup “fingerprinting” light to prove what’s real could crush global misinformation and $75 billion video piracy market [3d]
- Coros watches get Apple Watch and Garmin-style Voice Control as part of a big new update — which also includes a bunch of other cool features and tweaks [3d]
- Samsung has revealed the prices of its 2026 OLED TVs, and it's clearly gunning for LG [3d]
- “We tried to keep the soul of the original attraction, but level it up” — Disney World transforms Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin into a real-time ride system powered by Unreal Engine [3d]
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